One of the world’s top amateur team events is coming to the Middle East for the first time when Yas Links in Abu Dhabi hosts the Nomura Cup from October 22-25.
So far, 22 countries have entered with the four-day stroke-play tournament with the region represented by the UAE, Jordan, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia.
The Nomura Cup began life in 1963 as a tri-nation tournament in the Philippines when the host nation took on Japan and China. Today, there are 39 member countries affiliated to the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation, supported by the R&A. The biennial tournament has been dominated by Australia, who have won the Cup 10 times and Japan, who are seven-time winners.
Australia successfully defended their title at the 2013 Nomura Cup at Santiburi Country Club in Thailand, and they will be fielding another strong team in Abu Dhabi in October, along with the likes of India, Japan, China and South Korea.
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